Extracted From The First Presbyterian Church Goshen, New York 1720-1895 Robert Bruce Clark, Pastor

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

PASTORS

Rev. John BRADNER, 1721-1732

Rev. Silas LEONARD, 1734-1758

Rev. Abner BRUSH, 1758-1766

Rev. Nathan KER, 1766-1804

Rev. Isaac LEWIS, 1805-1812

Rev. Ezra FISK, D.D., 1813-1833

Rev. James R. JOHNSON, 1835-1839

Rev. Robert McCARTEE, D.D., 1840-1849

Rev. William D. SNODGRASS, D. D., 1849-1885

Rev. Robert Bruce CLARK, 1885-

CLERKS OF THE SESSION & NAMES OF ELDERS

Previous to 1827, the records of the Session are not signed by any one as Clerk, and the supposition is that the Pastor acted as Clerk.

CLERKS

Timothy B. CROWELL, Elected 1827, served one year

Thomas BRADNER, elected 1829, served six years

Hannibal M. HOPKINS, elected 1834, served thirty-five years

John VALENTINE, elected 1869, the present Clerk

ELDERS

[Elders CARPENTER through GALE are the earliest on record, but there is no notation of when they were elected. The two dates given are year elected and year that their service to the church ended along with the reason, if known.]

Samuel CARPENTER, ?-1799, death

William BODLE, ?-1837

Reuben HOPKINS, ?-1817, removal

Jonathan SWEEZY, ?-1812

John SMITH, ?-1800, death

Peter GALE, ?-1801

Benjamin GALE, 1803-1812

AsaSTEWARD, 1803-1817, removal

Daniel BAILEY, 1803-1841, death

David R. ARNELL, 1813-1826, death

Ananias VALENTINE, 1818-1825, death

Benjamin STRONG, 1818-1826, death

William PHILLIPS, 1818-1839, removal

Timothy B. CROWELL, 1822-1828, removal

Thomas W. BRADNER, 1822-1844

James W. WILKIN, 1826-1845, death

George PHILLIPS, 1826-1839, removal

Luther HARRIS, 1830-1858, death

Hannibal M. HOPKINS, 1830-1872, death

Daniel WELLS, 1830-1836, removal

Abraham PURDY, 1837-1853, death

Benjamin C. SMITH, 1837-1853, death

James G. THOMPSON, 1837-1865, removal

Nathaniel WEBB, 1837-1855, death

John WILSON, 1853-1857

Gabriel P. REEVE, M.D., 1853-1858, removal

Adam G. CRANS, 1853-1890, death

Samuel J. WILKIN, 1858-1866, death

John S. CRANE, M.D., 1858-1875, death

John VALENTINE, 1858-

Adam H. SINSABAUGH, 1869-1882, death

Daniel CARPENTER, 1869-

George H. CRANE, 1875-1881, death

Charles G. ELLIOTT, 1875-

James GABBEY, 1875-1885, death

H. H. ROBINSON, M.D., 1875-

Nathaniel J. KELSEY, 1884-

Theodore D. SCHOONMAKER, 1884-

Horace D. THOMPSON, 1884-

John WALLACE, 1891-

Edward A. HOPKINS, 1891-

CLERKS AND TREASURERS OF THE CONGREGATION

No records of the Congregation prior to 1772 now exist for this data.

CLERKS

Benjamin TUSTEN, 1772-1777

Samuel CARPENTER, 1777-1783

J. L. MOFFAT, 1783-1787

Joshua BROWN, 1787-1788

Samuel MOFFAT, 1788-1806

James W. WILKIN, 1806-1822

John B. BOOTHE, 1822-1827

John WILSON, 1827-1843

George M. GRIER, 1843-1878

J. W. CORWIN, 1878-1879

John WALLACE, 1879-1880

C. E. MILLSPAUGH, 1880-

TREASURERS

Daniel EVERETT, 1772-1777

Benjamin GALE, 1777-1786

Calvin GALE, Executor, 1786-1787

Reuben HOPKINS, 1787-1792

David M. WESTCOTT, 1792-1795

James CAPENTER, 1795-1817

James W. WILKIN, 1817-1838

John S. CRANE, M.D., 1838-1850

John C. WALLACE, 1850-1860

Henry MERRIAM, 1860-1871

David REDFIELD, 1871-1885

J. M. H. COLEMAN, 1885-1887

C. E. MILLSPAUGH, 1887-

TRUSTEES OF THE CONGREGATION

[Entries consist of Name, Date Elected, Date Retired. Some entries have a second set of dates for a second term of office. The early Trustees have no dates of election. -- jd]